Having taught for nearly a decade, I’ve worked through my share of classroom challenges. Nothing, however, prepared me for the toughest one: teaching my own children to speak Russian, my native ...

As a foreigner in Ukraine, I often hesitate to speak on certain social issues. Despite living here for nearly a decade, I know that my American upbringing still limits how deeply I can feel what my ...

Despite Russia's war of aggression and ongoing Ukrainization, Russian is still often spoken in school playgrounds. Why? DW spoke with students, parents, teachers and experts.After Russia's full-scale ...

British people “better learn to speak Russian” if Sir Keir Starmer does not massively ramp up defence spending, the Nato secretary general has warned. Mark Rutte said he was “really impressed” by the ...

Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte has warned countries must ramp up defence spending or “learn to speak Russian” as he gave a speech in London. Mr Rutte said the UK's goals to spend 2.5% on defence ...

The NATO general secretary has called for a 400% increase in air and missile defence spending, claiming member states will need to “start learning Russian” otherwise. Mark Rutte gave a keynote speech ...

“Learn to speak Russian,” the secretary-general of the alliance warned nations unwilling to make politically unpopular budget decisions. By Mark Landler Reporting from London The chief of NATO on ...